Ben Quilter (Great Britain)
Sport: Judo
Paralympian Ben Quilter boasts an impressive
Judo career – a sport he started as a seven year old. Undeterred when he began
to lose his sight at 10 years of age, because of the degenerative condition
Stargardt's Disease, he continued within the sport he loves.
Ben missed out on selection for the Athens
Games but was selected for the 2008 Beijing Games, where he finished fifth. He has continued to progress and won the world title in 2010 and added the 2011 European title to his tally.
Ben Quilter comes to the London Paralympic Games 2012 as the world number one and World and European champion in his -60kg category.
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